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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
7
Wealthy foster parents die revealing a twin sister separated at birth and an adopted name Dorothy Gay. Marjorie Wetherill learns she may meet her real family while Evan Bower asks for marriage. She searches for relatives though they resist help, as destitution and illness afflict the household.
In a tender scene, a returned daughter Marjorie reunites with her father and sister Betty. The father questions whether their mother knows, while Marjorie vows to help ease the suffering. Breakfast reveals the family’s attempts to settle back into normal life as a doctor’s visit looms. Brentwood memories surface as they discuss fixing Mother’s room and daily routines.
Nationwide Wildlife Week highlights the value of land and water resources for life, jobs, and recreation. It urges protection from forest slaughter, water pollution, and habitat loss, noting millions of licensed hunters and many outdoor interests as part of a broader conservation effort led by Jay N Darling.
A tense family scene unfolds as Betty explains a fairy sister’s money funds their meal and a plan. Marjorie senses hope while the father questions accepting wealth. The setting shifts from a shabby farm to a recovering household and a promise that everyone will come together again.
Town farmers can earn soil-building payments under the 1939 AAA by planting 650 forest trees per acre in woodlots. Each acre yields five soil-building units totaling $7.50 at $1.80 per unit, with Clarke-McNary trees available from Ames nursery at $2 to $6 per thousand. Minimum orders: 1,000 trees, 500 per species, varieties include black locust to white pine. Application blanks available at the county agent’s office.
A fragmented note discusses how merchants aim to serve diverse customers but face limits on price lines. It highlights inter retail price ranges and the tension between broad access and feasible pricing, noting most traders strive to accommodate varied buyers within practical margins.
The winter of 1938-39 caused very little damage to Iowa horticultural plants to date says R. S. Herrick secretary of the Iowa State Horticultural Society. Peach trees are safe for now while owners should inspect for scurfy oyster shell or fan Jose scale and apply dormant spray if found. Avoid indiscriminate spraying and prune grape vines shrubs and trees on mild days after frost exits wood.
Paul Buser, road master for the Rock Island railroad, was transferred to Manly on the first of the month to assume a similar role. He spent the prior two years at Estherville after taking over when John W. Petersen retired. Buser has thirty years with the Rock Island, beginning as a section laborer at Cone, Iowa, and was succeeded here by R. W. Lucas, former road master at Sabley.
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